Poultry house



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J. L. BOISVERT PoULTRY HOUSE Filed Aug. 18, 1922 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 NQMN wwe@ .mwN @N www m \\N 4 sectional detail on the line 6 6 of FiU Patented July 15, 1924.

UNITED STATES JOSEPH L. BOISVERT, OF BOURBONNAIS, ILLINOS.

POULTRY House.

Application filed August 18, 1922.V Serial No. 582,721.

housing and confining poultry, and its object is to provide a structure of this kind embodying a certain novel and improved combination and arrangement of parts to be hereinafter described and claimed.

The invention also has for its object to provide a poultry house having collapsible and foldable walls to facilitate shipment and storage.

In order that the invention may be better understood, reference is had to the accompanying drawings, wherein:

Figure 1 is a perspective View of the structure; Fig. 2 is a central longitudinal section; Fig. 3 is a cross section on the line 3 3 of Fig. 2; Fig. 4 is a sectional detail on the line 4 4 of Fig'. 2,' Fig. 5 is a. sectional detail on the line 5-5 of Fig. 3: Fig. 6 is a e 2; Fig. 7 is a plan view showing one of the side walls, and certain parts associated therewith, folded, and Fig. 8 is a plan view of the other side wall and a partition carried thereby,showing said parts folded.

Referring specifically to the drawings, the poultry house has side walls 10 and 11, the former carrying intermediate its ends a partition 12 adapted to be extended across to the wall 11 to divide the enclosure into two compartments. The side wall 11 carries at its ends the front and rear end walls 13 and 14 of the enclosure. The partition is pivoted to the side wall 10, and the end walls 13 and 14 are pivoted to the side wall 11. Vhen these walls are set up, the walls 13 and 14 extend between the side walls 10 and 11, and they are adapted to be detachably connected to the side walls 10, whereas the partition 12 extends between the walls 10 and 11 and is adapted to be detachably connected to the side wall 11. Upon disconnecting the walls 13 and 14 from the wall 10, and the partit-ion 12 from the wall 11, the walls 13 and 14 may be folded over to lie alongside the wall 11, whereas the partition 12 may be folded to lie alongside the wall 10. Figs. 7 and 8 show the parts folded in this manner, and as their compass is now considerably reduced, shipment' andistorage will be greatly facilitated.

The wall 10 has inturned top andbot'tioni flanges 10a, andthe partition 12 has asimilar fianges 12a andfits between the flanges: 10a'.

A rod 15 passing through theHa'nges'10a i",

and 12a pivotally connects the partition12 to the wall 10. The partition also has outstanding end ianges`12b. The partition 12 closes up againstv an angle jamb strip 16 secured to thel inner face of the'` wall 11, and it carriesturnbu't'- tons 17, which latter are adapted' tobe swung to engage the jamb strip,l whereby the detachable connection between the" partition and the wall 11 is had.

The partition 12 is'provided with ai door; way so that the occupants'of the yenc'losiire may pass from one compartment'gto"l the other. A vertically slidable door 18'i's'pro# vided in order that the doorway may be closed if it is desired to confine the' chicks in the compartment de'inedtby thep'artition 12, the side wallsV 10 and 11,- and the' rear wall 14. The fro-ntV wall 13 alslhafs'fa" door-` way provided with ak sliding doorl9wliih may be opened to per'mit the occupantsiof the enclosure to leave the same.'v

The side wall 11 has inturn'ed top andbotftom flanges 11":l and the end wal-l -13 has-siniL ilar flanges 13a which fit over the flangesv 1,1a and 10, A rod 20 passing through the flangeslla and 13a provides a"pivotalfconL nection between the side wall 11 and-the front end wall 13. A similar rodi 21 passing through inturned top and bottom fianges 14il of the rear end wall 14 and the flanges 11aL provides the pivotal connection between said wall 14 and the side wall 11.

The detachable connection between the wall 13 and the wall 11 is made by turnbuttons 22 carried by the former and engageable with inturned vertical iiange 11b at the forward ends of the wall 11. A similar connection is made between the rear end wall 14 and the. side wall 11, the turn-buttons being shown at 23. However, the wall 14 has inturned end flanges 14b which are engageable by these turn-buttons, and this wall seats between the top and bottom iianges 10l and 11a of the side walls lO'and 11. At their rear ends, the walls 10 and 11 have inturned flanges 10 and 11c which lap the end wall 14. The ends of the wall 13 have inturned flanges 13b which lap the side walls 10 and 11.

The forward ends of the side walls 10 and ll are made. reticula-te by a wire netting, as shown at 2d.

The enclosure is also provided with a roof composed of three sections 25, 26 and 2T. The section 25 is composed of a frame carrying a wire netting and it covers the front end of the enclosure. rlhe section 26 covers the intermediate portion of the enclosure, and the. section 2T covers the rear end of the enclosure. The. roof sections are' all removably mounted on. the enclosure so that the latter may be folded as hereinbefore de scribed. The section ,25 has depending side and front end flanges 25" to lap the walls l0, ll and 13, at the top thereof. The section 26 has depending side flanges 26 to lap the walls l0 and 1l, at the top thereof. The section 2T has depending side and rear end flanges 27n to lap the walls l0, ll and lil, at the top thereof. The section 2T also has a depending front flange 27h which eX- tends down to and fits against the top fiange 125- of the partition l2. It will be noted that the roof sections 26 and 27 are made sloping so that they may shed rain. At its front and rea-r ends, the section 26 has rolled edges 26b to strengthen said section and to prevent water from getting into the rear compartment defined by the walls ll, lO and ll., and the partition 12.

The rear compartment just described is provided with a removable floor consisting of a sheet metal plate 28 which seats on the bottom flanges l0, l1a and 1451. The front compartment, which serves as a runway, is not provided with a floor. rlhe floor 28 serves to prevent rats and other animals from getting into the rear compartment by bui-rowing up through the ground.

The front compartment defined by the Walls l0, 1l and 13, and the partition 12 has its forward portion made reticulate by the side wire netting 24 and the roof section 25, this beinO" done for the purpose of obtaining light anc ventilation. The rear portion of this compartment is closed in at the sides by the imperforate walls l() and 1l and. the roof section 26, so that the chicks may obtain shelter without entering the rear compartment.

l claim:

l. A collapsible poultry house comprising side walls having upper and lower inwardly directed longitudinal flanges, end walls having horizontal flanges swingingly connected to the upper and lower flanges of one of said side walls and having vertical flanges joined vith said horizontal flanges, a partition having upper and lower flanges swingingly connected to the upper and lower flanges of the side wall opposite the side wall having the flanges to which the end walls are connected, and a top having flanges extending over the side walls and having an end flange over and engaging the upper flange of said partition,

A collapsible poultry house comprising l side walls having upper and lower inwardly directed longitudinal flanges, end walls having horizontal flanges swingingly connected to the upper and lower flanges of one of said side walls and having vertical :flanges joined with said horizontal flanges, av partition having upper and lower flanges -swingingly connected to the upper and lower anges of the side wall opposite the side wall having the flanges to which the end walls are connected, a top having flanges extending over the side walls and having an end flange over and engaging the upper flange of said partition, and a bottom mounted. on the lower longitudinal flanges of said side walls.

ln testimony where I affix my signature.

JOSEPH L. BOISVERT. 

